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Sas Brasserie - Brussels
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Hi,
I want to go by train from Brussels airport to Ostend on 29 September.. I know it's a strike day.. Do you know if trains in Belgium will be in strike?
thanks
How do you "know" 29 september is a strike day? AFAIK it isn't. Trains will run normally
take it easy..ok I don't 'know' ..just heard it on TV news: 29 Sept, a European strike day..
anyway thanks both you replied..
It's the "European Action Day", with a big demonstration ("Euro-manifestation") in Brussels of public sector workers from 30 countries, but as far as I know there is no transport strike (otherwise how would they all get here?!) and they only mention a strike in Spain. You should see nothing of it taking the train from BRU to Bruxelles-Nord and then to Oostende.
http://www.etuc.org/a/7406
thanks!
no only Spain will strike.. almost all the European South... and believe me strikers find ways to go there ..
The food and night life has left a positive and lasting effect on me. There is nothing like relaxing in a restaurant before hitting the town for the night in a club (open til 6/7am). I would warn women that high heals are just too difficult to wear on the cobbeled streets. I insisted on wearing heals all the time but nearly broke them each time I left the hotel. The care-free, safe enviroment of people having a good time.
See the Grand Square, especially at night. Wander around and eat in a small local place, crowded tables, off the beaten path - food is much better. I had chicken cooked in kriek, a cherry beer. Going to a student bar where lambic beer is served in various sizes of pitchers from small to 10 liters! Lambic beer is unique to Belgium, naturally fermented with yeast from the air, it is kind of flat, semi-sweet, and high in alcohol.
Yes, It's very belgian! I myself like waffle so much. Availabe in Belgium whole year round.
2 types of waffle; Brussels waffle and Luik waffle. Waffles in different toppings variations like melted warm chocolate, fresh cream, with strawberry ( mostly in summer time), rather plain white powder sugar or brown sugar.
I walked to the Royal Square where St. James church (look at the picture) and the neo-classical style Royal Castle (Palais Royal) were located. Interesting, impressive architecture although not my favourite in Brussels. Haha, the tower seen on my picture was not compatibile in style to the rest of the buiding - at least in my opinion.
The first castle was built at this place in 11th century and it was castle of Braban dukes. I think it looked more nice that time.
There were buildings of Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art on Royal Square there - I didn't visit them :-(.
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At Rue des Riches Claires/Rijke Klaren straat, very near the Anspachlaan, you will find a quite inner court with a few establishments where you can stop for a drink.
It is so quiet, away from the busy crowded Anspachlaan.
It is here that if you walk to the end of the little square and you look in the corner, eventually you take the steps down, that you will witness a rare glimpse of what is left of the surface of the Senne, the river where Brussels was settled.
The rest of the river is covered up because I think of hygienic reasons.
Every time I look to the little bit of water floating here I wonder if this is really the Senne or if we are getting fooled `-)
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